Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Malta
Malta: Sheep and Goats — Manure management was 32,086 kg in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Malta recorded 32,086 kg for sheep and goats — manure management in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure management in Malta peaked at 45,010 kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11,540 kg, in 1982.
Malta ranks 126th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,010 kg | — |
| 1962 | 43,462 kg | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 43,445 kg | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 42,955 kg | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 39,204 kg | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 38,846 kg | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 36,344 kg | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 32,179 kg | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 30,672 kg | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 28,760 kg | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 26,059 kg | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 23,806 kg | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 23,112 kg | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 21,828 kg | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 23,316 kg | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 22,124 kg | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 18,754 kg | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 15,729 kg | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 14,638 kg | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 13,957 kg | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 12,425 kg | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 11,540 kg | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 12,734 kg | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 13,378 kg | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 13,378 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14,160 kg | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 14,552 kg | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 15,015 kg | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 15,404 kg | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 35,759 kg | +132.1% |
| 1991 | 36,190 kg | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 36,478 kg | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 36,838 kg | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 37,558 kg | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 37,905 kg | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 37,809 kg | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 37,414 kg | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 36,694 kg | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 35,975 kg | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 27,071 kg | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 22,228 kg | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 21,050 kg | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 27,683 kg | +31.5% |
| 2004 | 32,936 kg | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 31,694 kg | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 33,154 kg | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 28,003 kg | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 28,570 kg | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 29,517 kg | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 27,892 kg | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 26,805 kg | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 26,368 kg | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24,689 kg | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 23,919 kg | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 25,218 kg | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 26,117 kg | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 26,676 kg | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 29,885 kg | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 29,765 kg | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29,702 kg | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 28,959 kg | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 32,996 kg | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 32,086 kg | -2.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 32,086 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,000 kg, 36% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +132.1% | 15,404 kg | 35,759 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,124 kg | 30,672 kg | 45,010 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,813 kg | 14,638 kg | 28,760 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,654 kg | 11,540 kg | 15,404 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,862 kg | 35,759 kg | 37,905 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,191 kg | 21,050 kg | 33,154 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,733 kg | 23,919 kg | 29,885 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,936 kg | 28,959 kg | 32,996 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure management in Malta?
- Sheep and goats — manure management in Malta was 32,086 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 45,010 kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,540 kg in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep and goats — manure management?
- Malta ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure management rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).